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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
2
A group notes that true power lies in small virtues rather than grand talents. Sensitivity to others, thoughtful service, indulgence, generosity, and gentle courtesy form five simple traits. Cultivating these little virtues yields strong friendships and personal satisfaction.
Weekend life brings rest and fun but highways spell danger. Travelers Insurance data show 15 800 deaths and 800 000 injuries in 1953 weekend crashes with Saturdays and Sundays most deadly. Drinking and driving cited as a major risk on Saturday nights.
Grass Roots Opinion pieces from Nashville Arkansas and Dillon South Carolina condemn socialist policies and Marxist influence. The Chattanooga Times argues TVA era growth faltered while neighbors with less fraud prosper, and the Dillon Herald calls Marxist ideas deadly and historically destructive.
A Manheim PA Sentinel quote argues that governments should face the same pressure to cut costs as private businesses. It contends that regardless of size, any organization risks oblivion if management becomes lax or inefficient.
Second grade girls in Andrews Texas exchanged a friendship token as the class bought supplies, funded by a 3.05 gift. The students celebrated with a Goodwill party in Mrs Madrid’s room before staff and bus crews headed to Brownwood Lake for an annual fishing trip.
The Andrews County News provides publisher Charles W. Roberts Sr James Roberts editor Mrs L Roberts business manager and lists subscription rates within and outside Andrews County. The paper is published weekly on Friday and entered as second class mail at Andrews with a 1934 notice of post office procedures and a correction policy for misstatements.
Classmates staged a Saturday going away event with picnic supper at Martha Brakeen’s home and a sleepover at Kathleen Noble’s. Hosts included Dessie Echols Kay Grewell Lavonne Ingram and Martha Brakeen. Sue Rhodes helps at H. L. Hardware. Sandra Maberry becomes the new girl Friday at Andrews Insurance. Barbara Hogue now at Conyers Dairy Hut.
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reservoir serving Big Spring Snyder and Odessa rose four feet and gained acre feet of water from the weekend rain. A search continues for Joseph June Melugin, 19, a Gaines county prisoner who escaped from Seminole jail Saturday evening. Monahans Southern Union Gas delivers $4,734.76 cashier’s check to city for two percent gross receipts tax through April as franchise renewal terms take effect.
Local columns discuss community mood from Wink to Kermit, humor about rain and drought, and regional updates. Notes include Wink Lions club charity film, Kermit Hermit reflections, dry runs in Yoakum County, and county officials like Vernon Townes taking over Paul News office.
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